After a nailbiter of a vote, incorporating national juries, public televotes, and an extra jury made up of kids (including a number of former JESC participants), the 2013 Junior Eurovision Champion is 11-year-old Gaia Cauchi from Malta with 'The Start'.

Tonight, from the Ukraine National Palace of Arts in Kiev, a dozen young acts from a dozen nations will sing their little hearts out, all in the hopes of succeeding Anastasiya Petrik as Junior Eurovision Champion.

In just a few hours time, the 11th Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be under way. Once more Ewan Spence, Sharleen Wright (ESC Insight), and Emma Backfish (EscXtra) are here to talk over the action What are our highlights to watch out for during tonight's show?